G-Free Zucchini Bread

Ok, so to be honest, I didn't really like this one. But my mom LOVES it, so I guess it just depends on the person. It was my first time making it, and it was really easy. It takes a while to bake, so if you're having guests at your house in half an hour, this isn't something you could make for them!

Ingredients:
3 cups G-Free flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons Xanthum Gum
2 eggs
2 cups finely shredded unpeeled zucchini (I used about one half of a GIANT zucchini that my Aunt gave me.)
1/2 cup cooking oil

Method:

Grease two bread pans and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, xanthum gum and nutmeg. Set aside. In another bowl, add the eggs, zucchini, oil, and sugar. Mix it well. Add the zucchini mixture and the flour mixture together and stir until combined. Pour the batter into the two pans. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 50-55 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack for 10 min, then take out of the pans and cool completely. Cut it up and serve! (I used honey over it to make it taste even better)

Nully's tips:
Most of the time, I'll make G-Free stuff, but when I don't, and you're allergic to gluten, you can always replace regular flour with G-Free flour, and vice versa!

" 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.' " ~Jeremiah 33:3

Ouma Erika's Banana Bread

This is a recipe that was passed down from my Ouma Erika (My mom's mom) to me. It’s yummy and fairly easy. I think the hardest part is mashing the bananas! I’d recommend this recipe for beginner bakers, or people that like bananas. Or bread! =)

　
Ingredients:5 oz. butter (120 grams)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 cups flour
vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
A pinch of salt
120 ml. milk
1 tsp baking powder
4 bananas, smashed
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
　
Preheat oven to 360 degrees F.
　
　
Method:Mix the butter and sugar in your mixer. Once the mixture is fluffy, add the eggs and mix well. Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and set it aside. Dissolve the baking soda with the milk. Mix the dry ingredients with the baking soda. Add to butter mixture. Mash up the bananas and add to mixture. Add a pinch of salt and the vanilla. Mix well. Be sure to scrape the bowl to ensure everything mixes evenly.  Add the walnuts, if desired, and mix. Pour evenly into two greased bread pans. Put in the oven and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

~ Nully’s Tips ~

Add chocolate sauce and

butter to the banana bread

when you serve it to

make it fancier.

(and yummier!)

This recipe came from my Ouma Erika’s cook book. She collected it as a young woman in South Africa, but I'm not sure where she found it.

"Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again?Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with each other." ~ Mark 9:50

Chocolate Marble Bundt Cake

Chocolate Marble Bundt Cake

I'd recommend this recipe for beginner bakers. It's a super easy recipe, and it's delicious! I found that it was less challenging than other cakes I've made before, but it was equally rewarding. Plus, it looks adorable.

Ingredients:

3/4 c softened butter
2 eggs
2 3/4 c all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 c sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 c milk (I use rice milk)
2/3 c chocolate syrup
1 recipe chocolate icing
a few shakes of powdered sugar (optional)
candied cherries (optional)

You will need:

a cooling rack
spatula
10" fluted tube pan or bundt cake pan
1 small and 1 medium mixing bowl
mixer
measuring cups and spoons
non stick cooking spray
toothpick
sauce pan

Method:

Step one: have butter and eggs sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Grease and lightly flour the cake pan. In the medium bowl, mix the baking powder, baking soda, salt and the flour. Set aside.

Step two: With the mixer, beat the butter on low speed, about 30 seconds. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat it until it's fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time. Mix at medium speed for 1 minute after each addition. Scrape the bowl periodically. Add the flour mixture and the milk to the butter alternately, beating on low speed after each addition until mixed. Set aside 2 cups of the batter and pour the rest into the cake pan.

Step three: Mix the chocolate syrup with the 2 cups of reserved batter. Beat until well combined. Pour this into the cake pan on top of the batter. DO NOT MIX!

Step four: Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 50 minutes to until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely.

Step five: Chocolate Icing: While your cake is cooling, prepare the chocolate icing. In a saucepan, heat 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, 2 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp light colored corn syrup and 1/4 tsp vanilla on low heat. Stir constantly until it's melted and smooth. Use immediately.

Once your cake is cooled, place it onto a plate or cake stand. Dust the cake with some powdered sugar and then pour the chocolate icing over the cake. Garnish with candied cherries.

This recipe was adapted from "Better Homes And Gardens New Cook Book. The 12th Edition"

~ Nully's Tips ~

Clean up as you go,

'cause you're going to

 use some of the utensils

 more than once!



"Whoever gives heed to instructions prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord."

Proverbs 16:20